Pulse Producer Enables Direct Web-Publishing of Rich Interactive Media
NEW ORLEANS, (SIGGRAPH 2000, BOOTH 1540), July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As Pulse
Entertainment announced general availability of its Pulse Producer(TM) 4.0
here, Discreet, a division of Autodesk, simultaneously announced it would
bundle Pulse Producer with its 3d studio max, by far the most popular 3D
solution in the world, with an installed base of 132,000 rich media content
developers.
"The new Pulse Producer allows a 3d studio max artist to easily bring
their 3D characters to the Web," said Phillip Miller, senior director of
Discreet Software Products. "The number of people developing 3D for the web is
growing rapidly, and Discreet is making it easier for these developers by
putting Pulse's technology for interactive characters right into the box with
3d studio max."
Pulse Producer 4.0 (also available for download at http://www.pulse3d.com) is a
comprehensive utility plug-in designed especially for 3d studio max. The
utility panel interface integrates Pulse Producer directly into max, providing
developers with optimal workflow within the familiar max environment as they
work with textures, animation and geometry before publishing their projects on
the web. Pulse Producer's interface allows a project to be viewed immediately
in a web browser by clicking a run button.
"Discreet and Pulse both believe that developers have just scratched the
surface potential of the e-commerce, entertainment, education and advertising
possibilities of content enabled by 3d studio max and Pulse technology," said
Mark Yahiro, president of Pulse Entertainment. "Pulse Producer 4.0 is the next
step for 3d studio max developers who want to publish cutting-edge interactive
content on the Web directly from the max interface."
About Pulse Producer 4.0
Pulse Producer enables 3d studio max projects with the power of
interactivity. Using JavaScript and Pulse's own proprietary scripting
language, behaviors are assigned buttons that allow a viewer to select the
behaviors in any order using mouse or keyboard controls. Pulse Producer
supports character studio 2.2 and the 3d studio max 3 morpher. When models are
created in character studio using Physique, Pulse Producer generates the
characters with vertex-blended deformations. Biped structures and bones that
control skin deformation are maintained, while their motions are preserved for
the Web. Target morphs allow a user to create precise lip-syncing and facial
expressions that add life to Web-based characters.
About Discreet
Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc., develops systems and software for
visual effects, 3D animation, editing, and production used in the creation of
digital moving pictures for feature films, video, HDTV, broadcast graphics,
interactive games, and the web. Discreet(TM) products are used extensively in
film and video postproduction, games and multimedia, broadcast graphics,
programming, and on-air event coverage as well as by designers and architects
for 3D visualization and conceptualization. For more information, contact any
Authorized Discreet Reseller, call Discreet at 800-869-3504, or visit
http://www.discreet.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq national market
under the symbol ADSK.
About Pulse Entertainment
Based in San Francisco, Calif., Pulse Entertainment was recently honored
by Red Herring as one of the Top 50 Private Companies for 2000. Pulse is a
privately funded developer of the leading technology for creating and
experiencing interactive, 3D animation on the web. Pulse specializes in
bringing life to the Internet by providing rich media solutions for digital
content creation in marketing, e-commerce, branding, entertainment, and
education. The company's growing client base and strategic partner list
includes AMD, ATI, Autodesk, Broadband Sports, Egreetings, Electronic Arts,
Eruptor, Excite@Home, Intel, Mattel, Microsoft, MTV, NBC, Real Player, The Jim
Henson Company, Time Warner and 3dfx. Pulse Entertainment is located at
654 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, 415-348-4000, or
http://www.pulse3d.com.
SOURCE Pulse Entertainment
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Related links:
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CONTACT:
Kerry Desberg of Pulse Entertainment,
415-278-0803, or kerry@pulse3d.com; or John Reed of Phase Two
Strategies, 415-772-8429, or john_reed@p2pr.com, for Pulse
Entertainment
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